U.S. History GMAS Review 300

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On September 11, 2001, this terrorist organization launched a four-prong, coordinated attack on the USA:

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Al Qaeda

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The leader of the terrorist organization who launched the 9/11 attacks was ________, a former US ally in the early 1980s. He was killed in a Navy Seal raid on his Pakistani compound in 2011.

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Osama bin Laden

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The War on Terror began after: the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01

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the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01

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What happened to Clinton after he lied under oath about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?

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He was impeached

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Sees production of goods/services as most important driver of economic growth. Want no government in the economy, lower taxes for wealthy, limit monetary policy, thus trickle-down to everyone.

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Supply-Side Economics

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The election of 2008 was historically significant because -

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the first African-American was elected President.

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The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

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broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion

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Reganomics involved

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cutting taxes and cutting spending

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Which U.S. President launched the global war on terror after the 9/11 attacks?

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George W. Bush

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What were the so-called "SALT 1" talks about? Options: increasing mineral trade between the U.S. and Soviet Union, reducing nuclear weapons, improving the taste of bland foods, learning how to store nuclear waste in salt domes

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reducing nuclear weapons